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Prolific voice actor Eric Bauza has died at the age of 46. Eric was best known for his work as part of the Looney Tunes franchise, playing iconic characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig in the modern era. In the early hours of Monday morning, his family shared a short statement on…
The BBC is hitting back at claims that Strictly Come Dancing bosses are already considering refreshing the show’s presenting line-up. Following the departures of long-standing Strictly hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman at the end of last year, this year’s season introduced a new trio of presenters in Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe….
Allianz UK has enhanced its renewable energy proposition and introduced simplified operational wording for customers with multiple technologies at the same site. The update coverage applies to onshore wind, ground-mounted solar and hydro, biomass, and anaerobic digestion. It also encompasses battery energy storage systems and Slow Reserve (replacing legacy STOR) – technologies that help keep…
Daisy May Cooper has spoken for the first time about long-held rumours that she was supposed to appear on the inaugural season of The Celebrity Traitors. Last year, before the Bafta-winning reality show aired the first run of its celebrity spin-off, it had been widely reported that Daisy and her brother, Charlie, who is also…
AmTrust International, a specialty insurer and subsidiary of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., has completed its acquisition of Wakam, a business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) insurer serving markets across the UK and Europe. The transaction expands AmTrust International’s European operations, adding an established presence in France and broadening its existing UK offering. AmTrust confirmed that Wakam is now fully…
I’m sure you’ve noticed, but the number of spam calls and requests for people to be added to your WhatsApp have absolutely skyrocketed recently. But that’s not the only kind of scam that’s on the rise. According to research by security company Avast, dating scams are up this year from the previous year. In the…
Sam Fender has voiced his dissatisfaction over the ticket prices for his upcoming UK tour. Last week, it was announced that the chart-topping singer would be hitting the road for a string of stadium shows in 2027, but when prices for the tour were made public, he admitted he was “not happy”. “They’re getting changed,”…
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), the sole treaty reinsurance business of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has partnered with Celest.Science, a French climate-tech startup, to develop a robust fallback methodology for parametric tropical cyclone risk transfer, addressing data outages and reporting delays during extreme weather events. Parametric insurance provides payment based on pre-agreed event, such…
This article contains major Slow Horses spoilers. Slow Horses director Adam Randall has spoken about the dramatic season six finale cliffhanger that had fans the world over letting out a collective gasp. Last week, the sixth run of the popular Apple TV+ spy drama came to an end, with a final episode that concluded with…
I’m always hearing about that mystical ‘glass skin’ phenomenon, but I’ve never been able to achieve it. I thought that was something for the girls with a 10-step skincare routine, who never smoke or drink (yeah… neither) and drink three litres of water a day. Sorry, but I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a…